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but let's be realistic-- in afghanistan, afghanistan, the fighting season is 12 months a year. it may get a little less when they-- the snow comes but 12 months a year. we've got provinces now in afghanistan that have been turned over to the afghanis, and we should continue along those lines ask start bringing our troops home. they need to come home. >> lehrer: now, have you said this to president obama? is he aware of your position on all of this? >> i've-- i've talked to people in the administration. the president knows how i feel. i have told him i hope that there's a troop withdrawal and one of significance. >> lehrer: and you expect that to happen. >> well, i hope so. >> lehrer: you don't have any inside information. >> no, i have no inside information. >> lehrer: do you have any idea when it will be announced? >> i think it will be very soon. it's a couple of weeks to the first of the month and that's the day datewe have. i would guess the week after next. >> lehrer: let's go to domestic things. the biden negotiations on deficit reduction, and the debt ceiling. where do t
but let's be realistic-- in afghanistan, afghanistan, the fighting season is 12 months a year. it may get a little less when they-- the snow comes but 12 months a year. we've got provinces now in afghanistan that have been turned over to the afghanis, and we should continue along those lines ask start bringing our troops home. they need to come home. >> lehrer: now, have you said this to president obama? is he aware of your position on all of this? >> i've-- i've talked to people in...
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a team of bombers in afghanistan orchestrated a surprise attack on a government compound today, killing 19 people. two suicide attackers blew up vehicles packed with explosives in tarin kot-- the capital of southern uruzgan province. the bombings set off hours of fighting between insurgents and security forces. the taliban claimed responsibility for it all. ten children were among the dead, and so was a bbc journalist. it is the latest uptick in violence in the south following the killing of afghan president hamid karzai's half-brother on july 12. a twin bombing at a bank in northern iraq today killed a dozen people. a suicide bomber and car blast rocked the city of tikrit, as iraqi policemen and security forces were picking up their paychecks. thick smoke could be seen billowing from the scene of the explosions. more than 30 people were wounded. it's the fourth major attack on the city so far this year. the head of the rebel armed forces in libya and two of his aides were killed today. the head of the national transitional council announced the deaths and said abdel fattah younis was k
a team of bombers in afghanistan orchestrated a surprise attack on a government compound today, killing 19 people. two suicide attackers blew up vehicles packed with explosives in tarin kot-- the capital of southern uruzgan province. the bombings set off hours of fighting between insurgents and security forces. the taliban claimed responsibility for it all. ten children were among the dead, and so was a bbc journalist. it is the latest uptick in violence in the south following the killing of...
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they're among some 1,000 troops set to leave afghanistan this month. last month, president obama announced he is withdrawing 10,000 u.s. troops this year. the remaining 23,000 will leave by september of next year. in india, investigators in mumbai searched for clues in wednesday's triple bombing that killed 17 people and wounded 130 more. others demanded answers to how the city was attacked again, despite stepped-up security. we have a report narrated by john sparks of "independent television news." >> reporter: there was no warning. placed in the streets of mumbai the aftermath of one blast, a few hours later detectives began their investigation. a series of bombs detonated in rapid succession. this not the work of suicide bombers said the police. these were sophisticated devices triggered by timers. these the first attacks here since gunmen from pakistan laid siege to the city in 2008. the authorities were taken by surprise. nobody has claimed responsibility for the attacks, although security experts say a domestic group-- the indian mughadeen are pr
they're among some 1,000 troops set to leave afghanistan this month. last month, president obama announced he is withdrawing 10,000 u.s. troops this year. the remaining 23,000 will leave by september of next year. in india, investigators in mumbai searched for clues in wednesday's triple bombing that killed 17 people and wounded 130 more. others demanded answers to how the city was attacked again, despite stepped-up security. we have a report narrated by john sparks of "independent...
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we cannot do that." >> rose: with afghanistan? >> with afghanistan. am i doingin afghanistan gha what lyndon johnson did in vietnam 40 years before. >> rose: my assumption in the surge in part-- and you assume he thinks it has strategic significance and importance there because you don't want afghanistato be a haven for terrism d at the same time when he was going through this there were only, like, 100 members of al qaeda that there. allknow that. my assumption has always been just your point. i think he was influenced by the idea that, look i'm not sure this is going to work but i'm not prepared not to the do it and see what the consequens are. i'm mo prepared to do in the this case because i've described this as a war of choice... i've described this as a war of necessity, not choice, as iq was characterized a aar choice. >> i think you're absolutely on it and what we tried to do literally in chapter 9 of this book is to describe the mind-set of obama when he was handling time and time again questions relating to afghanistan. for example, in the su
we cannot do that." >> rose: with afghanistan? >> with afghanistan. am i doingin afghanistan gha what lyndon johnson did in vietnam 40 years before. >> rose: my assumption in the surge in part-- and you assume he thinks it has strategic significance and importance there because you don't want afghanistato be a haven for terrism d at the same time when he was going through this there were only, like, 100 members of al qaeda that there. allknow that. my assumption has...
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but also, more likely to say that the intervention in iraq and afghanistan were mistakes on the part of the united states as opposed to when you compare them to other major religious groups. >> reporter: you found -- it was unusual to see poll results that also had recommendations at the end, which i have read a lot of polls in my time and you rarely see programmatic responses. you talk about using the mosque as a center for community mobilization. what did you mean by that? why is that a result that flows out of these numbers? >> absolutely. what we are always trying to do at gallup and what we have been doing is informing both leaders, policy makers and the public on the things that they care about based on the research that we've gathered, so a major part of what we do at gallup is always trying to understand human behavior scientifically but suggest interventions that would actually improve human behavior or the human experience to stake holders that would care about whatever matter from management consulting to what muslim americans think about their daily life. with regard to t
but also, more likely to say that the intervention in iraq and afghanistan were mistakes on the part of the united states as opposed to when you compare them to other major religious groups. >> reporter: you found -- it was unusual to see poll results that also had recommendations at the end, which i have read a lot of polls in my time and you rarely see programmatic responses. you talk about using the mosque as a center for community mobilization. what did you mean by that? why is that a...
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. -- in afghanistan. and in the euro zone, a leading credit agency is threatening a downgrade. and bp is found in the wrong in the february oil spill. can chelsea survive in the tip in league in a game against valencia that they must win? if you suffer from road rage, it could be your music that is driving you mad. afghan police say that more than 60 people are reported killed in a series of coordinated attacks in afghanistan. the attacks have targeted shiites marking their holiday of ashoura. is is unprecedented. there were explosions in the northern city of mazar-i-sharif and the capital of kabul. the afghan president said it's the first time that terrorism has been unleased on such an important religious day. >> hundreds or gathered at the riverside shrine when the suspected suicide bomber struck. security forces cleared the area as news of two other attacks came through. one of them in the northwest and another in canada are in the south. kabul is used to violence, but this attack during the last festival of ashoura is seen as particularly brutal and sectarian. >> many peop
. -- in afghanistan. and in the euro zone, a leading credit agency is threatening a downgrade. and bp is found in the wrong in the february oil spill. can chelsea survive in the tip in league in a game against valencia that they must win? if you suffer from road rage, it could be your music that is driving you mad. afghan police say that more than 60 people are reported killed in a series of coordinated attacks in afghanistan. the attacks have targeted shiites marking their holiday of ashoura....
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. >> sreenivasan: the mayor of kandahar was assassinated in southern afghanistan today. a suicide bomber hid explosives in his turban, before blowing himself up inside a heavily-fortified government compound. it's the third taliban attack on an afghan powerbroker in the south in more than two weeks. the new u.s. ambassador to afghanistan ryan crocker said it's proof the taliban is so damaged, it can't carry out large-scale operations. he spoke today in kabul. >> they've had to kind of regroup and figure out what they can do and, in some cases, that has been assassination. we saw a very similar pattern in iraq. clearly, these are horrific attacks but they can also be interpreted as a sign of significant organizational weakness. >> sreenivasan: a taliban spokesman told the associated press the kandahar mayor was targeted for ordering the destruction of homes city officials claimed were illegally constructed. two children were killed during that demolition. the prime minister of norway today announced an independent commission will review how last week's twin attacks were a
. >> sreenivasan: the mayor of kandahar was assassinated in southern afghanistan today. a suicide bomber hid explosives in his turban, before blowing himself up inside a heavily-fortified government compound. it's the third taliban attack on an afghan powerbroker in the south in more than two weeks. the new u.s. ambassador to afghanistan ryan crocker said it's proof the taliban is so damaged, it can't carry out large-scale operations. he spoke today in kabul. >> they've had to kind...
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the issue for afghanistan is that most are very difficult, if not impossible to have resolution there, to have peace there without pakistan fully being on board, and a lot of people in afghanistan, a lot of government officials have said in the past that they don't believe that pakistan has been on board. they look at the not a month ago where osama bin laden was found and killed here in pakistan and say, well, this is what pakistan is doing potentially harboring afghanistan's enemies. there may be afghan and taliban leadership here as well. that is something that pakistan has denied. in the past it says it is fully cooperating, but certainly president karzai will look for more assurances today. >> for all the suspicions and the accusations that have been reeled out over many months and years, in fact, is there some goodwill scope for a movement together in the right direction? >> it depends. if there is those in the pakistani military who still see the world the way that they have done in the past, which is that they want an ally across the border in afghanistan, and if that ally is
the issue for afghanistan is that most are very difficult, if not impossible to have resolution there, to have peace there without pakistan fully being on board, and a lot of people in afghanistan, a lot of government officials have said in the past that they don't believe that pakistan has been on board. they look at the not a month ago where osama bin laden was found and killed here in pakistan and say, well, this is what pakistan is doing potentially harboring afghanistan's enemies. there...
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does the killing of osama bin laden change the dynamics in afghanistan? does it make things like that more or less likely? >> the taliban are likely to continue to use violence until such time there is a settlement and ceasefire. the death of bin laden may leave many in the cars i government and the taliban to -- in the karzai government, -- they would look for a peace deal that would get it there which would mean the taliban may look for a way to find an exit for that united states. >> you are looking at a situation where the taliban regained some sort of control to a negotiated settlement. we are looking at an extreme that -- an extremist islamic groups not focused on external terror, necessarily. >> yes, indeed. the reason we went into afghanistan was not to fight the taliban extremism, but to get rid of al qaeda. we have seen the taliban attached to al qaeda all along because they refused to handover bin laden. with bin laden gone, many think the demand a break with al qaeda is pretty much meat right now. therefore, the reason to stay in afghanistan m
does the killing of osama bin laden change the dynamics in afghanistan? does it make things like that more or less likely? >> the taliban are likely to continue to use violence until such time there is a settlement and ceasefire. the death of bin laden may leave many in the cars i government and the taliban to -- in the karzai government, -- they would look for a peace deal that would get it there which would mean the taliban may look for a way to find an exit for that united states....
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a fitting vienna few for afghanistan's hero. since winning his country's first olympic medal in beijing the 23-year-old has the eyes of a whole nation on him. >> obviously there is a lot of pressure from people. they expect me to achieve something more. after i got my medal and raised my country's flag people hoped for more and for me to go to the next level. >> the world championships in korea are the biggest ever held over 1,000 competitors and 149 nations taking part. team afghanistan came confident of doing well. they are passionate aboutberg the olympic bronze but his success has had a profound change on the team. they had another world champion last year around have risen to number seven in the world rankings. rose from beijing and from that time many people are enjoying tae kwon do. it is very fast and growing in afghanistan. >> can he continue to inspire in korea? he reaches the quarterfinals and gets a chance at a medal. against the jordan the fighting is tough though. after three hard fought rounds he is the winner and
a fitting vienna few for afghanistan's hero. since winning his country's first olympic medal in beijing the 23-year-old has the eyes of a whole nation on him. >> obviously there is a lot of pressure from people. they expect me to achieve something more. after i got my medal and raised my country's flag people hoped for more and for me to go to the next level. >> the world championships in korea are the biggest ever held over 1,000 competitors and 149 nations taking part. team...
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a pair of roadside bombs in southern afghanistan today killed at least 19 people, including some children. both blasts went off in helmand province, when a minibus and a tractor struck separate mines. meanwhile in the east, a bomb killed two nato service members. there was no word on their nationalities or the specific location of the attack. thousands of egyptian protesters gathered in cairo's tahrir square today, six months after a popular uprising made the square famous. it was filled with egyptians supporting a variety of political movements, including ultraconservative muslims calling for the implementation of strict islamic law. protestors braved the heat to step up pressure on the country's ruling military council and repeat demands for reform. it was one of the largest crowds to fill tahrir square since president hosni mubarak was ousted from power in february. norwegians paused today for memorial services and the first funerals of the victims of last week's twin attacks. the number of dead was raised to 77. and police said it was likely the self-confessed killer, anders behring b
a pair of roadside bombs in southern afghanistan today killed at least 19 people, including some children. both blasts went off in helmand province, when a minibus and a tractor struck separate mines. meanwhile in the east, a bomb killed two nato service members. there was no word on their nationalities or the specific location of the attack. thousands of egyptian protesters gathered in cairo's tahrir square today, six months after a popular uprising made the square famous. it was filled with...
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in afghanistan, it is just the operator against the roadside bomb. only the best will be selected to go on to afghanistan as high-threat operators. it's been called the most dangerous job in the world. the improvised explosive devices already claim the lives of more than half a dozen operators. but their work is still seen as essential with violation intelligence. there's a reason they're putting their lives on the line to do this safely. >> we are facing bombs, and we are having a difference in the attack. therefore, taking bombers off the streets effectively. the staff sergeant was killed last year in afghanistan, and as a result, the evidence collected from the device that killed him, a face has been matched, and someone is now answering to that crime. >> they're now identifying the tell-tale signatures of the bomb makers themselves. and the skills of the army's bomb disposal team are in demand back home. they'll be on standby for next year's olympics. in northern ireland, they're still being called out hundreds of times each year. it's the high-r
in afghanistan, it is just the operator against the roadside bomb. only the best will be selected to go on to afghanistan as high-threat operators. it's been called the most dangerous job in the world. the improvised explosive devices already claim the lives of more than half a dozen operators. but their work is still seen as essential with violation intelligence. there's a reason they're putting their lives on the line to do this safely. >> we are facing bombs, and we are having a...
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he's the key voice as president obama announces the number of troops he withdraws from afghanistan next month. he's pressure for significant with drawlg. secretary defense robert gates representea pace of the draw down. >> president obama considering the size and pacing of the troop de drown beginning in july. i can tell you it will be no rush to the exits. the vast majority ofhe surge forces that arrived over the past two years will remain rough the summer fighting season. we also reassign many troops from the areas transferred to a began control to into less secure provinces and district. >> charlie: admiral mullen returned from a trip to egypt and germany. president obama nominated martin dempsey precede him. i'm arneed to have admiral mullen back at this table. >> thank you, charlie. >> charlie: let me talk about of gland stan. what's the status on the ground and what kind of negotiating is going on before talk about withdrawal. >> well the status on the ground is actually improved and continues to improve over the course of the arrival of these forces that president obama put in la
he's the key voice as president obama announces the number of troops he withdraws from afghanistan next month. he's pressure for significant with drawlg. secretary defense robert gates representea pace of the draw down. >> president obama considering the size and pacing of the troop de drown beginning in july. i can tell you it will be no rush to the exits. the vast majority ofhe surge forces that arrived over the past two years will remain rough the summer fighting season. we also...
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. >>> an explosion in southern afghanistan has killed 17 people and wounded many. it was close to the pakistan border. our correspondent has this report. >> the target of friday's attack appears to be a border police commander who was killed. according to officials in afghanistan, the suicide bomber struck a bath house near the pakistani border, about 110 kilometers east of canada are pre -- 110 kilometers east of canned harper it. at least 20 were injured in the attack and taken to local hospitals. the blast happened as the bath house was packed with people getting ready for friday prayers. most of the dead and wounded are believed to be civilians. the taliban says they carry out the attached -- the taliban says they carry out the attack. the town is situated 70 miles east of kandahar and has long been a taliban stronghold. afghan security institutions have been targeted recently in a wave of attacks on the country's army and police who will eventually take over security responsibilities from international forces. today's suicide attack has been condemned by the a
. >>> an explosion in southern afghanistan has killed 17 people and wounded many. it was close to the pakistan border. our correspondent has this report. >> the target of friday's attack appears to be a border police commander who was killed. according to officials in afghanistan, the suicide bomber struck a bath house near the pakistani border, about 110 kilometers east of canada are pre -- 110 kilometers east of canned harper it. at least 20 were injured in the attack and taken...
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the future of afghanistan after the future of afghanistan after u.s. troops withdraw was very much in question today before the senate foreign relations committee. the immediate subject was the nomination of ryan crocker to serve as u.s. ambassador to afghanistan. he drew on his previous posting as ambassador to iraq. >> we're not out to clearly create a shining city on a hill. that's not going to happen. but there needs to be progress. we went through the same thing in iraq. we chipped away at it. >> woodruff: but senators from both sides wanted to know what the u.s. has to show for $19 billion in aid to stabilize afghanistan over the last ten years. virginia democrat jim webb: >> how much do people want to achieve that may be above what we need to? and we're getting into... into this area of nation building. how much can we achieve? it should only be done if we can articulate a vital national interest because we... we quite frankly need to be doing... doing a lot more of that here. >> woodruff: similar skepticism came from indiana senator richard lug
the future of afghanistan after the future of afghanistan after u.s. troops withdraw was very much in question today before the senate foreign relations committee. the immediate subject was the nomination of ryan crocker to serve as u.s. ambassador to afghanistan. he drew on his previous posting as ambassador to iraq. >> we're not out to clearly create a shining city on a hill. that's not going to happen. but there needs to be progress. we went through the same thing in iraq. we chipped...
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. >> lehrer: and again to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the iraq and afghanistan conflicts. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are eight more. >> brown: and that's the newshour for tonight. on monday, we'll update the situation in japan, one month after the devastating earthquake, tsunami, and crippled nuclear power plant. i'm jeffrey brown. >> lehrer: and i'm jim lehrer. we'll see you online, and again here monday evening. have a nice weekend. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> okay, listen. somebody has got to get serious. >> i think... >> we need renewable energy. >> ...renewable energy is vital to our planet. >> you hear about alternatives, right? wind, solar, algae. >> i think it's got to work on a big scale. and i think it's got to be affordable. >> so, where are they? >> it has to work in the real world. at chevron, we're investing millions in solar and biofuel technologies to make it work. >> we've got to get on this now. >> right now. ♪ ♪
. >> lehrer: and again to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the iraq and afghanistan conflicts. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are eight more. >> brown: and that's the newshour for tonight. on monday, we'll update the situation in japan, one month after the devastating earthquake, tsunami, and crippled nuclear power plant. i'm jeffrey brown. >> lehrer: and i'm jim lehrer. we'll see you...
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he was detained in afghanistan. he became known as the american taliban. >> is is the news we "" magazine -- this is the "newsweek" magazine. >> it was like having a tidal wave come over you and nothing to hold it back. >> they repeatedly accused my son of being a terrorist and a contributing to 9/11, of being a traitor to the united states -- against the united states. >> as a teenager, he came to this mosque outside san francisco. >> he was not sure of his direction in this world. it seemed islam and religion was a way to fulfill himself. >> lind converted to islam, an and learned arabic. after 9/11, he was detained. these images of him, bedraggled and wounded, were broadcast around the world. he claims he was mistreated in u.s. custody. >> there were these photos of him naked and blindfolded. >> a legal advisor in the justice department resigned due to her concerns about the case. >> the level of vitriol and animosity toward him was just astounding. i felt like that was clouding the normal lens we would use to lo
he was detained in afghanistan. he became known as the american taliban. >> is is the news we "" magazine -- this is the "newsweek" magazine. >> it was like having a tidal wave come over you and nothing to hold it back. >> they repeatedly accused my son of being a terrorist and a contributing to 9/11, of being a traitor to the united states -- against the united states. >> as a teenager, he came to this mosque outside san francisco. >> he was...
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. >> british troops record the heat and terror of combat in afghanistan. hello. the european commission has warned against spreading what it calls unjustified fears as the source of germany's e. coli outbreak remains unknown. despite 22 dead and thousands falling ill, nobody is able to figure out where the outbreak came from. russia has been criticized for placing a blanket ban on european vegetables. the commissioner said the issue of compensation is being looked at and efforts to get to the bottom of the outbreak is going on. >> it follows it closely and will decide on the appropriate course of action the moment tests confirm any findings. we don't have the results yet. here i would like to stress that it is crucial that national authorities do not rush to give information on source of infection, which is not proven by analysis. as this spreads unjustified fears in the population all over europe and creates problems for our food producers selling products in the e.u. and outside of the e.u. >> european commissioner. one spanish m.v.p. demanded compensation for
. >> british troops record the heat and terror of combat in afghanistan. hello. the european commission has warned against spreading what it calls unjustified fears as the source of germany's e. coli outbreak remains unknown. despite 22 dead and thousands falling ill, nobody is able to figure out where the outbreak came from. russia has been criticized for placing a blanket ban on european vegetables. the commissioner said the issue of compensation is being looked at and efforts to get to...
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where afghanistan will be secured by its own people again. its sovereignty will be defended by them and we will defend its integrity. >> sreenivasan: the transition in afghanistan takes place as the pentagon navigates budget cuts. in washington, the nominee for head of the joint chiefs of staff discussed what he called a "new fiscal reality," and warned against tightening the purse strings by too much. president obama has called for $400 billion in military spending cuts over 12 years. during an exchange with republican senator john mccain, army general martin dempsey said proposals to cut more than that would be dangerous. >> what would an $800 to a trillion dollar cut in defense spending over the next ten years do to our readiness, general? >> based on the difficulty of achieving the $400 billion cut, i believe $800 would be extraordinarily difficult and very high risk. >> sreenivasan: dempsey added the pentagon is currently reviewing how to make the cuts the obama administration has requested, and will present those options to the presiden
where afghanistan will be secured by its own people again. its sovereignty will be defended by them and we will defend its integrity. >> sreenivasan: the transition in afghanistan takes place as the pentagon navigates budget cuts. in washington, the nominee for head of the joint chiefs of staff discussed what he called a "new fiscal reality," and warned against tightening the purse strings by too much. president obama has called for $400 billion in military spending cuts over 12...
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troops out of afghanistan, particularly now that osama bin laden has been killed. and on the subject of the middle east peace process, there's a big dilemma for britain coming up,. when the palestinians make their bid for statehood in september, americans have already signal that had they're going to oppose that. that leaves david cameron in a bit of a dilemma about what to do. >> and also, ahead of that address to both houses of parliament, naomi, there's going to be a barbecue there today, isn't there, hosted by the first lady and mrs. cameron. >> that's right. believe it or not, i can actually smell barbecue already, so they're obvioused testing the equipment. >> what are they cooking? >> we don't know. i expect it will be burgers and hotdogs. there was some suggestion that the burgers would come from david cameron's oxfordshire constituency, so there would be a link to his home turf there. that is actually being hosted in honor of military personnel who serve in afghanistan and iraq, because the two countries are trying to cooperate a bit more on how to actuall
troops out of afghanistan, particularly now that osama bin laden has been killed. and on the subject of the middle east peace process, there's a big dilemma for britain coming up,. when the palestinians make their bid for statehood in september, americans have already signal that had they're going to oppose that. that leaves david cameron in a bit of a dilemma about what to do. >> and also, ahead of that address to both houses of parliament, naomi, there's going to be a barbecue there...
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much of the world's poppy crop used to make heroin is smuggled out of afghanistan. and in helmand province earlier this week, afghan and coalition troops destroyed more than $350 million worth of opium and heroin. filmmakers robert lang and peter findlay traveled to the border between afghanistan and tajikistan where they followed the difficult job of a united nation's drug enforcement agent. here's an excerpt narrated by john ralston. >> this is where you hit rock bottom. when it comeses to opium and the heroine that's made from it, nothing is exactly what it seems. the story begins halfway around the world with a plant that has been both a curse and a blessing. the growing network of smuggling routes out of afghanistan have thwarted efforts to put a lid on the opium trade. >> we focus on high-value targets. >> well, we focus on high-value targets. we focus on the biggest, the baddest, the largest drug- trafficking organizations in afghanistan and in the region. >> the mission for the drug enforcement administrations larry mendoza is two- fold: to keep drugs from r
much of the world's poppy crop used to make heroin is smuggled out of afghanistan. and in helmand province earlier this week, afghan and coalition troops destroyed more than $350 million worth of opium and heroin. filmmakers robert lang and peter findlay traveled to the border between afghanistan and tajikistan where they followed the difficult job of a united nation's drug enforcement agent. here's an excerpt narrated by john ralston. >> this is where you hit rock bottom. when it comeses...
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from afghanistan to the arab spring. what should america's role around the world be? a rising star in the u.s. senate gives us his take. in thailand, officials say they have seized nearly 3000 rare animals in what is being called the country's biggest wildlife trafficking bust this year. from bangkok, the bbc reports. >> this truck was carrying hundreds of endangered animals when it was stopped by thai customs officials. inside, they found a lute thought to be worth more than $100,000, more than 200 monitor lizards and hundreds of turtles. officials believe the animals were being trafficked through the region. >> we have rescued wild animals that are protected by law. we received information that the animals were passing through thailand, and the smugglers were arrested. we were able to save nearly 3000 animals. >> thailand is a member of the convention on international trade of endangered species, which should protect animals from being smuggled around the region. but trafficking of endangered animals is thought to be rife here. it is a big business. the illegal wild
from afghanistan to the arab spring. what should america's role around the world be? a rising star in the u.s. senate gives us his take. in thailand, officials say they have seized nearly 3000 rare animals in what is being called the country's biggest wildlife trafficking bust this year. from bangkok, the bbc reports. >> this truck was carrying hundreds of endangered animals when it was stopped by thai customs officials. inside, they found a lute thought to be worth more than $100,000,...
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the war in afghanistan, the war in iraq, guantanamo, the entire perception of muslims the way they felt that this was the war on terrorism was a war on islam, that if you were from this part of the world and you went to an airport in europe or the united states or applied for a student visa you were looked upon with suspicion and that air of suspicion stemmed from bin laden. stemmed from al qaeda. it wasn't anything he did directly but it was the way the world looked at itself and looked at the islamic world. pastors in the united states who are burning korans. the entire controversy around the mosque in downtown new york city. all of these issues were extensively covered in this part of the world. but what was interesting is over the last few days the focus hasn't been so much on bin laden it's been on all of the revolutions that have been going on from tunisia to here in libya and there is a feeling that this part of the world wants to move on, wants to put this period-- the global war on terrorism, the period of profiling, of an the eggisim in-- behind it. >> williams: richard, then
the war in afghanistan, the war in iraq, guantanamo, the entire perception of muslims the way they felt that this was the war on terrorism was a war on islam, that if you were from this part of the world and you went to an airport in europe or the united states or applied for a student visa you were looked upon with suspicion and that air of suspicion stemmed from bin laden. stemmed from al qaeda. it wasn't anything he did directly but it was the way the world looked at itself and looked at the...
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pakistan is the real source of the issues with afghanistan. i think he is refreshing and wants to take a look at all of our commit manys overseas. he's a guy with ideas. i think it's ideas that as you get closer to the top of the heap, you get crimped in by what your pollsters tell you on issues. you don't want to go outside of those margins. gingrich doesn't know any margins. i think he probably colored outside of the margins as a kid. >> ifill: susan page tony perkins of the family research council was quoted as saying under normal circumstances gingrich would have real problems with the social community. >> it's like the three-married gingrich will be the social conservative candidate. it's hard to overstate how important this endorsement by the union leader is for newt gingrich. for one thing, we heard mr. mcquaid talk about the subtlety of the union looder endorsement. subtlety is not what the union leader is known for. we expect to see the union leader hammer home this endorsement for the next six weeks until the voting. i think it also
pakistan is the real source of the issues with afghanistan. i think he is refreshing and wants to take a look at all of our commit manys overseas. he's a guy with ideas. i think it's ideas that as you get closer to the top of the heap, you get crimped in by what your pollsters tell you on issues. you don't want to go outside of those margins. gingrich doesn't know any margins. i think he probably colored outside of the margins as a kid. >> ifill: susan page tony perkins of the family...
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he expected more troops for afghanistan and didn't get them. the so-called liz bon treaty was supposed to give more -- he got inpatient. >> and pay service to the notion of the east. >> very much so and i think there was orange i had talk of a g2, the u.s. and china. and obama and company went out on the world and found life difficult. it's hard to work with china, with indonesia, with turkey. and lo and behold they have turned the cner andome back to europe. i think that's exactly why obama spent a week in europe basically saying we still love you and now he has america el here for a state visit and the highest honor we and besw a foign leader. >> tha was a strategic challenge for the united states, how they can work together dealing with the ris of china, india and her powers. >> thank you for coming. pleasure to see you. >> back in a moment. stay with us. >> on the subject of our absolute fascination with technology, we take note that apple unveiled anoth ambitious initiative o monday. it's called icloud and it allows you you to share music,
he expected more troops for afghanistan and didn't get them. the so-called liz bon treaty was supposed to give more -- he got inpatient. >> and pay service to the notion of the east. >> very much so and i think there was orange i had talk of a g2, the u.s. and china. and obama and company went out on the world and found life difficult. it's hard to work with china, with indonesia, with turkey. and lo and behold they have turned the cner andome back to europe. i think that's exactly...
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nato officials announced the deaths of two service members in afghanistan today. one was killed by a man wearing an afghan police uniform, and another nato soldier died after an insurgent attack in the east. rain from tropical storm emily drenched the caribbean today, but weakened to a low pressure trough as it moved toward the u.s. heavy rains started falling in the dominican republic in the middle of the night. by morning, many roads were flooded and surf was high. the storm weakened over neighboring haiti but still dumped large amounts of rain. back in the u.s., the national oceanic and atmospheric administration increased its hurricane outlook for the season, predicting seven to ten hurricanes. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: the nearly two-week- long partial shutdown of the federal aviation administration appears to be over, at least for now. senate majority leader harry reid announced that his chamber will pass a house bill tomorrow authorizing funding for the f.a.a. through mid-september. that will allow some 74,000 t
nato officials announced the deaths of two service members in afghanistan today. one was killed by a man wearing an afghan police uniform, and another nato soldier died after an insurgent attack in the east. rain from tropical storm emily drenched the caribbean today, but weakened to a low pressure trough as it moved toward the u.s. heavy rains started falling in the dominican republic in the middle of the night. by morning, many roads were flooded and surf was high. the storm weakened over...
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. >> is just a few months before it starts limited withdrawals in afghanistan after 10 years of war against the taliban. it will last longer than the first and second world wars combined. is it possible that the taliban might be losing? they have forced insurgents out. >> the comings and goings are quickening. the return of british units has begun and the so-called fighting season. >> there are multiple extraction routes. >> each player in the forthcoming operation walks through what they will do on the model of the terrain. pushing out of territory they already feel is secure into one of the last pockets of insurgency in the district. >> there are significant tax in this area. last week, we had four. >> he feels the insurgency here has turned a corner. >> if that means killing them, then that's killing them. i want to fight and defeat my own insurgents, not for someone else to fight. or for them to return in due course. >> while the troops get ready for their operation, that is what has been happening on the base where the british effort has been focused in an attempt to bring security to
. >> is just a few months before it starts limited withdrawals in afghanistan after 10 years of war against the taliban. it will last longer than the first and second world wars combined. is it possible that the taliban might be losing? they have forced insurgents out. >> the comings and goings are quickening. the return of british units has begun and the so-called fighting season. >> there are multiple extraction routes. >> each player in the forthcoming operation walks...
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he said that this would bring money to afghanistan and it would benefit the country because its forces would be trained by u.s. traps. but the agreement itself has been under discussion and, in fact, being argued about for more than nine months still. it's still not concluded, and hence, there's no draft for delegates at this assembly to even study. >> right. we've got all this talk about peace and partnership. indeed, a readiness perhaps even to discuss with insurgents how to move ahead, and yet, hanging over the whole loyal jirga, another taliban threat to attack. >> yes, that's right. the jirga is taking place under very tight security and under threat of taliban attack. the taliban say they believe everybody to be a target in the jirga. they have a document which lay claim to the official plans at this gathering. that was denied by various security agencies and by police. but there is no doubt that security is at the highest possible level. long-time residents here in kabul are saying they've almost never seen anything like this. there are new road blocks all around the city. there
he said that this would bring money to afghanistan and it would benefit the country because its forces would be trained by u.s. traps. but the agreement itself has been under discussion and, in fact, being argued about for more than nine months still. it's still not concluded, and hence, there's no draft for delegates at this assembly to even study. >> right. we've got all this talk about peace and partnership. indeed, a readiness perhaps even to discuss with insurgents how to move ahead,...
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also today, a nato soldier died in southern afghanistan, the 55th this year. and a suicide car bomber in iraq killed at least 12 police officers. the car detonated near their station in samarra, north of baghdad. more than 22 people were wounded. the police battalion had been called in to protect shiite pilgrims returning from a religious ceremony. there was word today an american being held in pakistan had been working for the c.i.a. today the "new york times" and others reported raymond davis was a contractor helping to track militants. davis has been held since he shot and killed two pakistanis in lahore. he said they men were trying to rob him. the u.s. insisted again today that davis has diplomatic immunity, and should be released. japan has begun a search for human remains at a tokyo site linked to biological warfare during world war ii. the excavation at a former army medical school could prove the japanese army's unit 731 experimented on prisoners of war. historians have said the unit's victims may have numbered 250,000, most of them chinese. those are
also today, a nato soldier died in southern afghanistan, the 55th this year. and a suicide car bomber in iraq killed at least 12 police officers. the car detonated near their station in samarra, north of baghdad. more than 22 people were wounded. the police battalion had been called in to protect shiite pilgrims returning from a religious ceremony. there was word today an american being held in pakistan had been working for the c.i.a. today the "new york times" and others reported...
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a bomb attack in southern afghanistan has killed 10 people and wounded 28. the roadside device exploded when it was hit by a truck carrying workers that work in canada are. this ash cloud again. what is it doing for airline shares? >> not a lot. we saw european airline shares, british airways, iberia, easyjet, fall from 4.5% to 6%. they are looking at another volcano spewing out ash from iceland, the ash cloud creeping further south. last year, airlines lost $1.70 billion. that was the cost to the industry. travel groups as well. not long ago there reported that last year cost it $170 million. they have reversed some of the losses. very volatile. >> some are saying this is not the same as last year. what about the u.k. banks. >> this is an interesting story. moody's, the credit service agency, is putting 14 u.k. banks under review for possible downgrade. they are taking a look at the credit worthiness of the banks. they are stressing not because of deterioration in the financial sector but because they are seeing a lack of will from the government basically
a bomb attack in southern afghanistan has killed 10 people and wounded 28. the roadside device exploded when it was hit by a truck carrying workers that work in canada are. this ash cloud again. what is it doing for airline shares? >> not a lot. we saw european airline shares, british airways, iberia, easyjet, fall from 4.5% to 6%. they are looking at another volcano spewing out ash from iceland, the ash cloud creeping further south. last year, airlines lost $1.70 billion. that was the...
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and when we think about afghanistan, we americans think about afghanistan as the place where we were attacked by al qaeda. and so it had very special relevance in terms of their americans thinking about its security. noose not the case in europe. in the special case of germany. the germans don't believe, given their special history, that military force is necessarily awe solution to every problem. and i'm amazed, just to tell you the truth, that there are 45,000 european troops fighting in afghanistan, and some of those are germans. the idea of german forces being deployed outside of europe 20 years ago would have been politically unthinkable. >> warner: so very briefly, the other major pount he made that the u.s. political conscious-- consensus for defending europe, for supporting nato, could disappear in coming decade or two? >> i think he's right. i think there's a new generation of military officers in particular who don't see the value of nato. my generation served in yurng remembered cold war, remember the soviet threat as the ambassador pointed out. the the new generation, wha
and when we think about afghanistan, we americans think about afghanistan as the place where we were attacked by al qaeda. and so it had very special relevance in terms of their americans thinking about its security. noose not the case in europe. in the special case of germany. the germans don't believe, given their special history, that military force is necessarily awe solution to every problem. and i'm amazed, just to tell you the truth, that there are 45,000 european troops fighting in...
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victory is less clear in afghanistan. the american general most associated with that war, we look now at his legacy. david petraeus, the country's best known general, bidding farewell to the army after seven years of service. next week he will be sworn in as director of the cia. joining me is a friend and mentor of general petraeus. thank you for joining me. i understand that you were there today? >> it was beautiful. >> journalists are skeptical. i was looking through the clippings and one headline struck me. it said that in the end, he really was that good. one general speaking about another, why was he that good? >> first of all, he is relentless in the pursuit of his objective or goal. he works exceptionally well with people. he is virtually unflappable. giving him a mission, it will get accomplished he really is that good. he visualizes how to get there. the combination of both of those is probably unique among general officers. >> the rock is a very different place now. wasn't his idea about the surge that turn thin
victory is less clear in afghanistan. the american general most associated with that war, we look now at his legacy. david petraeus, the country's best known general, bidding farewell to the army after seven years of service. next week he will be sworn in as director of the cia. joining me is a friend and mentor of general petraeus. thank you for joining me. i understand that you were there today? >> it was beautiful. >> journalists are skeptical. i was looking through the clippings...
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taliban suicide bombers attack an italian military base in western afghanistan. two are killed, dozens wounded. welcome to "bbc world news." i'm tim willcox. also coming up in the program -- a major outbreak of e. coli kills 10 in germany and infects hundreds more. are imported could you couple ers about to blame? and undocked and heading home, the endeavour leaves the international space station on its final voyage. >> hello. germany is to close all of its nuclear power stations over the next decade. the decision was announced after late-night talks, and the germany minister said it was irreversible. it makes germany the first major industrialized power to agree on an end to nuclear power and marks a fundamental rethink of energy policy in the world's fourth largest economy. germany has 17 nuclear reactors, seven of them were closed in march just after the disaster fukeshim aplant in japan. nuclear is a major energy source, accounting for 23% of their power. the decision still needs to go through parliament, but it follows a rise in opposition to nuclear power b
taliban suicide bombers attack an italian military base in western afghanistan. two are killed, dozens wounded. welcome to "bbc world news." i'm tim willcox. also coming up in the program -- a major outbreak of e. coli kills 10 in germany and infects hundreds more. are imported could you couple ers about to blame? and undocked and heading home, the endeavour leaves the international space station on its final voyage. >> hello. germany is to close all of its nuclear power...
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. >> there has been an attack on a mosque in afghanistan's southern city of kandahar. it appeared during the service of the brother of hamid karzai, ahmed wali karzai who was assassinated this week. >> i was if this mosque 30 minutes before the explosion took place. the memorial service for ahmed wali karzai was taking place. government officials, people from across the country. security was extremely tight. i was talking to other people when the explosion took place. according to eyewitnesses who were inside the mosque, as soon as the attacker tried to get inside the mosque, he was stopped by security guards, he detonated his explosive vest killing a prominent religious leader and injuring 10 others. doctors at the main hospital have told me they have five dead bodies. the scene here is one of chaos and panic. all the key roads have been closed and in the last 30 minutes or so, there have been visible decreases in traffic. shops have been closed as well. >> some other stories for you. united nation's reports a 15% increase in civilian deaths across afghanistan since l
. >> there has been an attack on a mosque in afghanistan's southern city of kandahar. it appeared during the service of the brother of hamid karzai, ahmed wali karzai who was assassinated this week. >> i was if this mosque 30 minutes before the explosion took place. the memorial service for ahmed wali karzai was taking place. government officials, people from across the country. security was extremely tight. i was talking to other people when the explosion took place. according to...
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qaddafi's gone, saddam is gone, in afghanistan the taliban is gone. assad is toppling. >> woodruff: tunisia. >> tunisia. we've seen this tremendous change. to me that's a big story. whether it turns out well or ill we'll see but that is a tremendous change. >> a tremendous change but let's get one thing-- there's a marvelous term in logic-- post-hawk, and not proctor hawk. because something happened after something was not because of something. saddam hussein falling was because the united states moved in and occupied and invaded a country that did not pose a threat to the united states, did not have weapons of mass destruction. the united states did not play an active role in the arab spring. it occurred without us and without our active involvement. >> woodruff: just to pick up on david's first point that the u.s. shouldn't be leaving, the generals appeared-- were reported to be saying leave more troops there longer. that seems to be what the republicans picked up on today. mitt romney says it was an astonishing-- i think he said astonish failure to
qaddafi's gone, saddam is gone, in afghanistan the taliban is gone. assad is toppling. >> woodruff: tunisia. >> tunisia. we've seen this tremendous change. to me that's a big story. whether it turns out well or ill we'll see but that is a tremendous change. >> a tremendous change but let's get one thing-- there's a marvelous term in logic-- post-hawk, and not proctor hawk. because something happened after something was not because of something. saddam hussein falling was...
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troops in afghanistan documenting their lives on the front line. i spoke to him about soldiers coping with the stresses of war and his own personal loss over the death of his co-director. he was killed recently while covering the conflict in libya. >> sebastian, thank you very much for joining us. can i start, first of all, with the news of tim heatherington's death is still very pressure. what was your first reaction and how has it changed since then? >> well, my first reaction was just shock and a kind of numb horror. and then it slowly changed into a new experience for me, which was really profound grief. i've never lost anyone close to me. and i'm still amazed at just how incredibly painful it is. it's sort of shocking, actually. >> so what, then, do you think tim's legacy has been? >> tim thought of himself -- he called himself not a photographer, but an image-maker. he wanted to tell stories with images. he said to me any image is fair game. i doesn't have to be just photographs. so i think what he was doing is really trying to break down the
troops in afghanistan documenting their lives on the front line. i spoke to him about soldiers coping with the stresses of war and his own personal loss over the death of his co-director. he was killed recently while covering the conflict in libya. >> sebastian, thank you very much for joining us. can i start, first of all, with the news of tim heatherington's death is still very pressure. what was your first reaction and how has it changed since then? >> well, my first reaction was...
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afghanistan is an ally not an occupied country. our treatment with nato is from the point of view of allied. -- ally th. >> we have a lot more to come, including food prices rising dramatically around the world. we are in nairobi, and moscow to see how critical it is for the consumer. in mexican teacher has received an award for bravery after she kept calm during a shooting in her school. the scene was filmed in the classroom as bullets were flying about. she got students to sing a song. here is the report. >> everyone on the floor. ththis is what a nursery teacher told her students as she heard shots being fired. everything is ok. nothing is going to happen to us, trying to reassure them. as the shooting continued, she came up with an idea. she made the children sang a song while lying on the floor trying to distract them from the blood and reality outside. everyday violence has spilled into their neighborhood. five people were killed, and it was blamed on organized crime. almost 40,000 people have been killed since late 2006. the
afghanistan is an ally not an occupied country. our treatment with nato is from the point of view of allied. -- ally th. >> we have a lot more to come, including food prices rising dramatically around the world. we are in nairobi, and moscow to see how critical it is for the consumer. in mexican teacher has received an award for bravery after she kept calm during a shooting in her school. the scene was filmed in the classroom as bullets were flying about. she got students to sing a song....
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there was none for afghanistan. >> narrator: rumsfeld scrambled, but cofer black was way ahead of him. in less than a week, the president initiated greystone. >> mclaughlin: we all assembled in the cabinet room, and the president lays down about 12 decisions, just like that, machine-gun fashion. >> interviewer: what did he say? >> mclaughlin: well, of course, the thing that stands out in my memory, because it hit me vividly, was... he said, "i want cia in there first." >> narrator: that day, president bush signed a key document, a finding authorizing cofer black and the cia to wage a covert international war. >> radsan: it was a very comprehensive finding. it was generally worded. it was: "go out and get the bad guys; disrupt them, kill them, interrogate them." this was an overarching authorization of the cia. >> rizzo: i had never ever seen a presidential authorization as far reaching and as aggressive in scope. it was... it was simply extraordinary. >> townsend: in a post-9/11 world, we weren't going to be so prissy. we were going to work and do what we needed to do. no matter how d
there was none for afghanistan. >> narrator: rumsfeld scrambled, but cofer black was way ahead of him. in less than a week, the president initiated greystone. >> mclaughlin: we all assembled in the cabinet room, and the president lays down about 12 decisions, just like that, machine-gun fashion. >> interviewer: what did he say? >> mclaughlin: well, of course, the thing that stands out in my memory, because it hit me vividly, was... he said, "i want cia in there...
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a suicide bomber kills at least 17 people in southern afghanistan. welcome to "bbc world news." i'm david eades. also coming up in the program, hope for america's unemployed. december may have seen a surge in hiring. and england win the ashes series, their first victory there for 24 years. >> hello. in germany nearly 5,000 farms have been closed by the government following a scare over dioxin contamination. scientists found dioxin in farms. response to the scare is spreading. eggs from some of the farms was spread to the netherlands. bbc's steve is in berlin and says the difficulty is german officials statements aren't reassuring. >> it started in a plant in the north of germany, which makes all kinds of substances. industrial substances, if you like, and feed for chickens and pigs. some how -- smow the industrial -- somehow dioxins were found in the feed. so then the task was to find out where the feed had gone to. originally it said the eggs were only in germany then in holland then some of the eggs from holland were sold to britain in liquid form to be used in pastries. so th
a suicide bomber kills at least 17 people in southern afghanistan. welcome to "bbc world news." i'm david eades. also coming up in the program, hope for america's unemployed. december may have seen a surge in hiring. and england win the ashes series, their first victory there for 24 years. >> hello. in germany nearly 5,000 farms have been closed by the government following a scare over dioxin contamination. scientists found dioxin in farms. response to the scare is spreading....
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confident that the women would be able to work, for example, with american servicemen in places like afghanistan where australia has 1,500 troops and they could work alongside afghan forc forces. although the australian government is saying it is confident it will work there are oth sounding out caution saying it is acting a bit quickly. the reason this still to be completed, it is not clear how women with face up to the strains of front lien experience and how they will react emotionally and psychologically. they say the australian government is jumping the gun and these measures will go ahead and as you said able to serve on they can get if in. >> you are watching bbc world news. still it come, we will take a look at the ups and downs of senegal's gold rush. >> here in britain the leader of the opposition labor party is expected to tell his party conference that britain a's fas buck culture must come to an end. in a speech to delegates in the northwest city of liverpool he will say they are offering a d set of values to the conservatives. >> once it was flare and brown and now they are trying
confident that the women would be able to work, for example, with american servicemen in places like afghanistan where australia has 1,500 troops and they could work alongside afghan forc forces. although the australian government is saying it is confident it will work there are oth sounding out caution saying it is acting a bit quickly. the reason this still to be completed, it is not clear how women with face up to the strains of front lien experience and how they will react emotionally and...
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we are in afghanistan virtually alone. >> rose: you know why? first of all they would say... this is what they would say in answer to your question. they would say two things. number one, the united statesed that firepower available that could be in place faster an better. and also that the rich are sending some planes... the brits are sending planes and stuff over and the french. they would also say it's our intent to get out of there and hand all of this over to the brits and the french and others snoochlt. >> rose: and we're not doing it quickly enough. >> rose: it just started three days ago. >> they should have started it with then. >> rose: it was necessary. you need it had fire power to stop qaddafi from marching on benghazi. >> then the british and the french... >> rose: you needed american military to do that. why would you be opposed to that? >> because if that was the case i would not have been opposed to it. it's not been demonstrated to me. i do not understand if you look at the relatively threadbare army of qaddafi that britain and fans and other european countr
we are in afghanistan virtually alone. >> rose: you know why? first of all they would say... this is what they would say in answer to your question. they would say two things. number one, the united statesed that firepower available that could be in place faster an better. and also that the rich are sending some planes... the brits are sending planes and stuff over and the french. they would also say it's our intent to get out of there and hand all of this over to the brits and the french...
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>> okay, i think no one wanted to see iraq revisited or not afghanistan, too. this is why it was very important in the resolution to make it clear that no one is talking or would like to see any form of occupation in any part of iraq. and this was not for intervention. it was for something coming as a-- at the request of the arab league and of the libians themselves. and i think these are very important elements-- >> the arab league was-- i think without it we wouldn't get the resolution. >> let me add something if i may. the libians, the arab league called for it. the other game changes they are going to have a significant arab participation in carrying out this resolution, which would enhance its legitimacy. >> rose: what about this scenario, having this resolution in place, saudi troops, troops from the emirates attack people in the streets, will the united nations come to their defense? >> we are talking libya? >> rose: no, we're now talking about bahrain. i mean, i'm serious, though, that is the dilemma, is it not? >> of course. un, a lot of people are say
>> okay, i think no one wanted to see iraq revisited or not afghanistan, too. this is why it was very important in the resolution to make it clear that no one is talking or would like to see any form of occupation in any part of iraq. and this was not for intervention. it was for something coming as a-- at the request of the arab league and of the libians themselves. and i think these are very important elements-- >> the arab league was-- i think without it we wouldn't get the...
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in pakistan, islamic militants from afghanistan battled pakistani security forces at a border checkpoint for a second day. officials reported at least 63 people had been killed in the fighting. the clashes erupted in a town in pakistan's upper dir district, just across from kunar province in afghanistan. police said 25 troops were killed, along with 35 militants and three civilians. fighting raged through the night in yemen's capital, sanaa. tribal militias and troops loyal president ali abdullah saleh traded artillery and gunfire, forcing the city's international airport to close for a time. 30 miles to the north, at amran, thousands of tribal fighters skirmished with saleh's forces, and waited for word to march on sanaa. there were new killings in central syria as heavy guns again blasted a town that's been a center of protests. activists said 15 more people were killed in rastan for a total of 58 in the last three days. the latest victims included a four-year-old girl. the killings of children have fueled new public anger toward president bashar al-assad and his regime. opposition lea
in pakistan, islamic militants from afghanistan battled pakistani security forces at a border checkpoint for a second day. officials reported at least 63 people had been killed in the fighting. the clashes erupted in a town in pakistan's upper dir district, just across from kunar province in afghanistan. police said 25 troops were killed, along with 35 militants and three civilians. fighting raged through the night in yemen's capital, sanaa. tribal militias and troops loyal president ali...
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he was captured in afghanistan when he was 15, accused of killing a member of the u.s. special forces. he became the first child to be prosecuted for war crimes since world war ii. now i new film using footage from inside the cell at guantanamo shows his interrogation. >> the reason we're down here and why i have talked to you for today's is to find a bunch of things. [inaudible] >> my colleagues spoke with one of the directors of the movie. he explained how he received the footage of omar's interrogation. >> well, we got that footage thanks to his canadian lawyer who fought for five years, up to the supreme court of canada, for the release of this material. no, to this day, this is the only material from inside at guantanamo. because most of the time, journalists go to guantanamo and are getting a tour. they cannot show the faces of people, and it is really controlled by the pentagon. and this is the only footage until now that we can see from inside. >> is that the point you're trying to make with this film, to show what really -- are given an indication of really goe
he was captured in afghanistan when he was 15, accused of killing a member of the u.s. special forces. he became the first child to be prosecuted for war crimes since world war ii. now i new film using footage from inside the cell at guantanamo shows his interrogation. >> the reason we're down here and why i have talked to you for today's is to find a bunch of things. [inaudible] >> my colleagues spoke with one of the directors of the movie. he explained how he received the footage...
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he has been man's -- years of fighting in afghanistan. the new osama bin laden. he was captured by the americans, held by them for two years, and he said he was tortured. now, they want to join the new -- joined the new political mainstream. in a sense of compromise and pluralism. >> i think dialogue is the best way. we need to speak to each other, and god willing, we will reach agreement. the libyan people need space to choose the type of government they want. we will be with them on this journey. >> the political islam and people might be free to organize, but there is public opinion. although libyans may be deeply religious, they showed little or no appetite for islam government. >> we do not have any extremists. not to worry. as you can see, libyans are moderates. this is not the place for extremists. >> libyans have been denied free expression for decades, but the idea that mosque and state, to separate realms seems deeply rooted here. >> we are muslims, but we are moderate by nature and cannot accept extremism. we are role educated. we know what we are doin
he has been man's -- years of fighting in afghanistan. the new osama bin laden. he was captured by the americans, held by them for two years, and he said he was tortured. now, they want to join the new -- joined the new political mainstream. in a sense of compromise and pluralism. >> i think dialogue is the best way. we need to speak to each other, and god willing, we will reach agreement. the libyan people need space to choose the type of government they want. we will be with them on...
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karzai has been in germany for the bonn conference on afghanistan, but this blast was aimed at members of the country's shia minority, taking part in the commemoration of the holy day ashura. a taliban spokesman condemned the attack. suspicion is now falling on militant groups based in neighboring pakistan for this incident. our correspondent in kabul, quentin somerville, says the nature of the attack does set it attack from earlier violence in the country. >> there were two things that distinguished these attacks. this is a country that is used to violence, appalling violence on a daily basis, much of it directed at civilians. if this attack was two different ways, one, the scale of it, we haven't seen an attack that big for many years. but also because the very nature of it, the fact that it was the shia community who generally rub along quite well with the sunni brother. it was then that they were attacked. they were attacked here in cab and you will a few minutes later, they were attacked in the north of the country. >> sue's here now. let's start with quite an achievement, to be f
karzai has been in germany for the bonn conference on afghanistan, but this blast was aimed at members of the country's shia minority, taking part in the commemoration of the holy day ashura. a taliban spokesman condemned the attack. suspicion is now falling on militant groups based in neighboring pakistan for this incident. our correspondent in kabul, quentin somerville, says the nature of the attack does set it attack from earlier violence in the country. >> there were two things that...
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we can't expect america with all its economic and other problems and with afghanistan to pull our chestnuts out of the fire. >> rose: but on the question of nato, secretary gates suggested as much. >> rose: indeed. indeed. witness again, you know, a few weeks of military action on a very small scale in libya... >> rose: and all of a sudden... >> and we're running out of munitions and turning back to the united states as the land of last rest. but look, frankly, the military action in libya which i supported, reluctantly but i supported, i actually a sideshow. the big question is can you turn egypt which had been historically at the heart of islamic culture and scholarship into a model and a beacon for threst of the arab world in. >> rose: and your answer is likely? unlikely? too soon to tell? >> look, i mean, there's amaze pog ten nshl egypt and then a highly educated young people, a strong middle-class, a great sense of history and tradition. but it could all go pear shaped between armyn the one hand which is now proving an unam big rouse friend of liberal democracy and the muslim brotherh
we can't expect america with all its economic and other problems and with afghanistan to pull our chestnuts out of the fire. >> rose: but on the question of nato, secretary gates suggested as much. >> rose: indeed. indeed. witness again, you know, a few weeks of military action on a very small scale in libya... >> rose: and all of a sudden... >> and we're running out of munitions and turning back to the united states as the land of last rest. but look, frankly, the...
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third we believe hitting a vehicle in that area of south waziristan in that border region going through afghanistan. and just over the last few days, there have been an increase in these american drone attacks in the pakistani tribal areas, and on saturday, local residents and some militants, commanders in the area were telling us of the death of, as you say, a senior al qaeda operative, somebody on whom the americans had a $5 million bounty. >> aleem maqbool there in pakistan. israel has defended its troops who opened fire on pro-palestinian demonstrators trying to enter the occupied goal an heights on sunday. damascus says the israeli soldiers killed at least 20 unarmed people, but the israeli army says there have only been 20 casualties and its response had been measured. more than 3,000 people have been moved from their homes in southern chile because of volcanic eruptions. ash from a volcano has been showered over a wide area near the border with argentina. the authorities have issued a red alert. the maximum warning level for the area around volcanos. residents in new zealand's earthquake-rav
third we believe hitting a vehicle in that area of south waziristan in that border region going through afghanistan. and just over the last few days, there have been an increase in these american drone attacks in the pakistani tribal areas, and on saturday, local residents and some militants, commanders in the area were telling us of the death of, as you say, a senior al qaeda operative, somebody on whom the americans had a $5 million bounty. >> aleem maqbool there in pakistan. israel has...
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a lot of the "kearsarge's" marines and aircraft are currently in afghanistan but they do have a fair number of helicopters on board that could be used in a more offensive way so that wouldn't be their key role. >> warner: secretary clinton seemed to hint at that today. she said something about using them to support getting equipment and supplies into areas that need them where we are welcome. meaning, i guess, the east. our people in the pentagon say well, that could raise what happened in africa, the black hawk down scenario which started out as humanitarian. >> they're very leary of going to libyan soil. i mean, a lot of... tens of thousands have streamed out into tunisia and egypt and they'd feel much more security setting up camp there is just outside the boundaries. >> warner: so it might not even be going on at small >> well, there's a debate going on. >> warner: i guess it will continue. >> i guess it will. >> warner: mark thompson from "time" magazine, thank you. >> woodruff: still to come on the "newshour": marcia coyle on the supreme court's free speech ruling; california's
a lot of the "kearsarge's" marines and aircraft are currently in afghanistan but they do have a fair number of helicopters on board that could be used in a more offensive way so that wouldn't be their key role. >> warner: secretary clinton seemed to hint at that today. she said something about using them to support getting equipment and supplies into areas that need them where we are welcome. meaning, i guess, the east. our people in the pentagon say well, that could raise what...
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. >> rose: we might not have as many troops in afghanistan or iraq or... >> but at the time those recommendations were made, it was a number he couldn't reconcile a national security strategy we could be comfortable with. and i think it's important we make all the decisions. if you were talking about medicare or social security, the same issue would really be there: what is the impact of it? can we live with the consequences of it? one of the reasons it's so important everything be on the table is when you take one or another thing off-- whether it's defense or revenues or entitlements-- there's not enough left on the table to make sound decisions. you end up going so deep that you do violence to things you don't need do violence to. i don't think the problem is that hard to solve is everything is on the table. >> rose: using your own words do what we're looking at in terms of spending cuts do violence to what we should not do violence to? >> you asked about the kind of entitlement reforms the president would go to. i think that the kinds of things that the president and the speaker were negotiat
. >> rose: we might not have as many troops in afghanistan or iraq or... >> but at the time those recommendations were made, it was a number he couldn't reconcile a national security strategy we could be comfortable with. and i think it's important we make all the decisions. if you were talking about medicare or social security, the same issue would really be there: what is the impact of it? can we live with the consequences of it? one of the reasons it's so important everything be...